>>144693631
And here's the cover, which should remind readers of another cover

>>144693631
LETS GOOOOO!!!

>>144693631

>>144693653
It's the cover from Sonic the Hedgehog #131! Penders really did butcher it
>>144693655
And only 30 minutes late!

>>144693631
I got into this storytime at the ground floor

>>144693653
Covers are supposed to look nice to get you to buy it. And this is what Ken put out lol
>>144693669
The better looking homage and cover. Poor Spaz getting his art traced and mangled by Penders

>>144693669
And if you were wondering what the "after Cockrum" was referring to, Dave Cockrum's a cover artist from Marvel that's probably most famous for his X-Men covers. Haha, cock
>>144693667
lmao!

>>144693710
Fun fact: #131's cover was originally going to be pic related
>>144693677
And now you'll have to suffer through the whole thing!
>>144693692
It's so bad I made my own to start the thread

>>144693738
>but TP, I haven't read all M25YL! How can I hope to follow this storytime?
Well you're in luck, you can read the full issues here:
https://>>141015164
https://the-ride.neocities.org/threads/141032455.html
https://the-ride.neocities.org/threads/141048977.html
https://the-ride.neocities.org/threads/141064926.html

Or you can read my recap in pic related!

>>144693759
Doing god's work with that

>>144693759
Ken "graphic design is my passion" Penders. I legitimately can't read some of this text! Oh, and if you're wondering who the guy on the left is, he isn't in the book. I'll fill in his backstory at the end of the thread
>>144693767
I've got one to explain TLSC too, but you've got to sit through the comic first!

>>144693792
Now, on to Sonic the Hedgehog #144! At least we get some nice But(t)ler art

>>144693792
Messy

>>144693810
Words!
>>144693814
It's so bad!

>>144693831
Unf! That skintight leather jumpsuit!

>>144693631
This storytime might legit kill someone

>>144693854
So Lara-Su is going to be the next guardian after all. What a twist!

>>144693810
>>144693854
Aww Butler, my king. His art work is
the best thing about the entire story line.
>>144693876
I unironically like the arc between Knuckles and Lara. It's nice.

>>144693876
Harry really can't catch a break
>>144693873
That's why I'm easing into it with some But(t)ler art first!

>>144693903
At least Sally and Knuckles still get along
>>144693899
He really is the best! I don't mind the plot too much, but it could've been way shorter, or at least skipped all the boring parts

>>144693903
At least he's good here. Not like what happened to him in later archie. I'm still mad.

>>144693928
Cobar (REDACTED's alleged boyfriend) continues to melt

>>144693954
And here's the altered page in TLSC. The ship's a little different, and he's replaced Angel Island with his hideous "Floating Island Productions" logo
>>144693953
Same ;_;

>>144693975
Looks bad

>>144693975
>The ship's a little different
The ship's placed a little different

I love the wacky spacesuits and how they're designed for Sonic's quills

>>144693710
>>144693669
>>144693653
Giant Sized X-Men is probably Marvel's most iconic Team Book cover not Fantastic Four #1 or Avengers #4. If they had the damn guts they'd would've ripped off JLI#1.

>>144693997
They should use like magic to make it habitable again. Shit the chaos emeralds can do

>>144693997
It's the Tachyon Chamber, a device built by Robotnik that sends one person back in time
>>144693999
It's a really nice cover!
>If they had the damn guts they'd would've ripped off JLI#1.
Now that would be fun!

>>144693953
>>144693975
Harry just wanted to drive his fucking cab. Not get caught up in Echinda Bullshit.

>>144694035
That's what you get for stowing away Lara-Su!
>>144694031
You'd think so right? They never even mention the Chaos Emeralds in M25YL IIRC

>>144694035
Reminder that Knuckles was the one to finally take down Eggman in this and not Sonic

>>144694035
Somewhat related, Did you guys hear that we're getting a new Mega Man comic? It's being done by Udon.

>>144694093
Yep, sounds exciting

>>144694061
And M25YL finishes with Sonic's uncertain fate, but the afterward ends on an uplifting note. So how are things changed? Read on to find out, if you dare!
>>144694046
Legitimately one of my favorite characters
>>144694062
You'd think Penders would write a story about that instead

>>144694106
Translator's note: Praetorian is Latin for Guardian
Override™? It's fucking Dr. Droid isn't it?
>>144694093
Nice!

>>144694125
>Editor-In-Chief Victor Gorelick finally noticed I had a green Knuckles running around and he wanted the character reverted to his SEGA-licensed appearance.
Too bad you never noticed it yourself!

>>144694106
>>144694125
Why did Penders replace the Sonic with that low effort version. Also Override? Seriously?

>>144694146
>taking a page from the late, great Jack Kirby
lol, lmao even

>>144694170
Is-is that a copy-pasted Geoffrey head?
>>144694161
Because he hates that hedgehog and is still pissed Sonic's more popular than Knuckles
>Also Override? Seriously?
It's got that Sci-Fi channel original feature vibe, and that's not a good thing!

This awful comic would have never existed if those disgusting Echidnas were wiped the fuck out.

TOTAL ECHIDNA DEATH

>>144694146
>>144694170
He really is hyping up this mid lmao
>>144694146
>Too bad you never noticed it yourself!
Do you know where he said he forgot? I'd like a link to where he said it and was notified. Was it in like his forums or something.

>>144694203
Fuck, here's the image ;_;

>>144694146
>>144694170
>wordswordswordswordswords
The hallmark of a dogshit poorly written comic.

>>144694220
Oh god, it's penders turn to draw. Butler how I miss your art already

>>144694220
Notice how Geoffrey sits on his chair backwards just like Riker from Star Trek? It's how you know he's cool. Now the weird art change in the third panel is deliberate, but I'll save the explanation until the end
>>144694210
Get out Thrash, this is a homophobe-free thread!
>>144694212
So stylish!
>>144694215
>He really is hyping up this mid lmao
It's basically his victory lap over Archie

>>144694210
Shut up Thrash!
>>144694267
Ken unleashed his ugly genesis wave. Jesus. They were more somewhat appealing before and he just changed it.

>>144694267
My husband's a pizza delivery man with a porn stache ;_;
>>144694215
>Was it in like his forums or something.
Yeah, his fans let him know but it's all gone now
>>144694235
Poorly written, and verbosely written!
>>144694240
It's not fair ;_;

>>144694125
>>144694106
Uhhhh, ZONE COPS?!

>>144693631
>>144693653
bless you OP, been waiting for this

>>144694267

So the time warp shenanigans changes the artstyle? haha

It's fucked Sonic sacrifiiced his life for this and Penders still says it's all his fault. What a dick
>>144694289
My boy... what happened to you?

>>144694289
Oh great, Geoffrey's flirting with Remington. Is it too late for me to back out of this storytime? Also, that ship's the one from M25YL
>cyberdark colony
FFS
>>144694285
>They were more somewhat appealing before and he just changed it.
It's speculated he did that as part of the settlement, but I'm sure there was nothing in there about having to make them that ugly
>>144694291
Not a Penders™ creation so they can't help ;_;

>>144694336
Is Rotor a rhino now? That Knuckles will stick with me for the rest of my life ;_;
>>144694317
At least we can all suffer through it together!
>>144694326
It did!
>>144694333
;_;

>>144694369
Star Trek words. Don't worry, you can skip over them

>>144694384
I was not expecting to see exposed Echidna brains

>>144694336
My other boy spectre got hit too...
>cyberdark colony
DL is the cooler name why changed it?
>>144694369
ew this art. Look at lara
>>144694384
WORDS WORDS WORDS
Jesus penders.

>>144694404
That guy has super autism

>>144694404
So that white spot in the middle is where the ship design changes. Fun fact: Penders made the spaceships in the 3d modeling software Blender
>>144694408
>DL is the cooler name why changed it?
It's like he's intentionally making things worse ;_;

>>144694432
I'm barely taking in the plot, the expressions are too distracting
>>144694425
It's like he took random lines from Star Trek and tried to make a comic out of it!

>>144694289
Remington will make that delivery in 30 minutes or that Pizza is free!!

>>144694463
He looks even worse without the hat ;_;
>>144694471
lmao

>>144694483
>TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, TURN THE PAGE!
Feels more like a threat than an invitation

>>144694463
Sprectre looks like he doesnt wanna be there
>>144694483
Geoffrey looking so weird sitting like that

>>144694509
>to find out what happens next, turn the page!

Thanks Ken!

>>144694509
TLDR: Knuckles is dead so this is a Lara-Su story now. What is the fucking point of this comic?
>>144694511
>Sprectre looks like he doesnt wanna be there
What a coincidence, neither do I!
>Geoffrey looking so weird sitting like that
It's fine when Riker does it, but that chair's gotta hurt!

The politics between the echidnas and acorn kingdom is sooo fucking boring. Does ken find this exciting for readers?
>>144694509
>TURN THIS PAGE OR UGLY REMINGTON WILL YOU CHOKE YOU OUT!

>>144694536
Dun dun dun!
>>144694534
He thinks he's Stan Lee!
>>144694544
B-but surely kids will love reading about boring politics!
>TURN THIS PAGE OR UGLY REMINGTON WILL YOU CHOKE YOU OUT!
Hawt!

>>144694536
I mean it is called the lara su chronicles... but this is still pretty wild. He wanted some form of knuckles and just fucking killed him. I thought he was your fave, penders!

>>144694578
The shattered logo is kinda cool ngl

>>144694463
The fuck is that Spectre?

>>144694578
I don't fucking know. Just assume a chronon is a month so it's around 3 years later
>>144694579
I'm still mad!
>>144694600
That's what I love about Penders, he still does some cool stuff in spite of himself
>>144694608
He looks so tired ;_;

>>144694289
Geoffrey needs to be punched by Antoine again.

>>144694629
Now that's some realistic beach scenery!
>>144694636
Now that was a cool scene!

>>144694629
We get it penders, this is sci fi slop
>>144694649
That beach is more appealing to look at than Ken's lara.

>>144694649
>SPACE SECTOR X3793491770256333492
Did Penders stroke out on his keyboard?
>CHRONON 43
Around 7 months after the previous jump forward

>>144693631
This is the second story time with this mistake of a comic. Time to suffer with my fellow anons again! :D

Also, are you the Archie Conductor? If so, I wanted to thank you for everything you did during the last ride. Those months were a very bleak time for me, was struggling with the loss of loved ones among other things. The Archie threads were something I looked forward to in the evenings so that I could finish reading Archie and have fun conversations with other anons and nerd the fuck out.

>>144694683
Enter that one (and only one regardless of the angle he's drawn in) photo of Anthony Mackie! Yes, I know he changed it to another black guy, but he'll always be Anthony Mackie to me! He played Falcon in those Marvel movies, and according to Penders may play this character in TLSC movie!
>>144694678
>We get it penders, this is sci fi slop
It gets so much worse!
>That beach is more appealing to look at than Ken's lara.
He's actually pretty good at picking nice stock photos

>>144694683
I wonder if that ship is ripped off from something
>>144694686
not them but it's nice to see a storytime helped you through things

>>144694718
Suddenly another uncanny character!

>>144694718
It's not a photoshop disaster, it's découpage!
>>144694686
I'm thirstposter, the one that runs the ride's webpage and storytimes the ~after dark~ comics Glad you enjoyed those threads! We're still around over on plus4chan

>>144694766
STOP TALKING ABOUT STAR TREK YOU GIGANTIC NERD!
>>144694725
It's either Star Wars or Star Trek
>>144694748
Another one where we never find out what his deal is!

I can't believe this actually exists. I thought Penders was just full of shit but he actually put out this monstrosity...albeit twelve years later. He could have at least hired a better artist than himself. I am sure Spaz isn't doing much these days.

>>144694810
I'm imagining Spaz perfectly copying penders art style but still looking better somehow lmao

>>144694801
0/10 butt, do better Penders
>>144694810
12 years and we only get 29 pages of new comics ;_;
>I am sure Spaz isn't doing much these days.
He mostly does childrens' picture books and coloring in books for various franchises, including Sonic. He's actually doing pretty well

>>144694861
I'm at a loss for words
>>144694860
I've got some fanart I'll post later that copies the style while making it better

>>144694861
How do you make space adventuring this boring?
>>144694872
LMAO!!! WHAT WAS HE THINKING

>>144694872
Wow, you can barely tell this is all crudely traced over Butler's art! Now, this flashback being in the Archie Sonic style is an important plot point
>>144694892
>How do you make space adventuring this boring?
It's kinda impressive
>LMAO!!! WHAT WAS HE THINKING
With this flashback clearly he was thinking he needed 3 nested framing devices!

>>144694801
>redshirt

Why does Penders keeping bringing up startrek

>>144694918
Why did he feel the need to fuck up butlers art.

>>144694920
He's a hack

>>144694945
Very nice to have naked gatherings with your family and seeing breastfeeding. Thanks penders!
>those edits
LOL

>>144694945
Swirly photoshop magic. I should've mentioned that we transitioned into the Penders artstyle on the previous page.
>>144694943
He really likes that dodge and burn shading

>deleted
lol
>>144694981
>power core
So this is his master emerald version? What was kens thoughts on that thing anyway?

>>144694860
Yeah, it probably would. lol.

>>144694861
>12 years and we only get 29 pages of new comics ;_;
Wow, only 29? I thought there would be books upon books worth of pages by now.
>He mostly does childrens' picture books and coloring in books for various franchises, including Sonic. He's actually doing pretty well

Well that's good to hear. I always liked his artwork.

And I'm back!
>>144694981
He sure does like using that creepy image of Knuckles
>>144694980
>Very nice to have naked gatherings with your family and seeing breastfeeding. Thanks penders!
Even worse, they're a central plot point! For those that don't know, Julie-Su goes from pink to orange for some reason
>>144695029
>So this is his master emerald version? What was kens thoughts on that thing anyway?
Yeah, he can't say master emerald so he went for something generic. I think he was fine with it, but it's almost never used in his comics
>>144695038
>Wow, only 29? I thought there would be books upon books worth of pages by now.
So did I! At this rate it'll take him decades to finish TLSC
>Well that's good to hear. I always liked his artwork.
He's a really talented artist. I wish he did more comics

>>144695245
>fark
I wonder if that site's still around

>>144695266
This dodge and burn shading is something else

>>144695280
So Knuckles died offscreen. Decades of building up Knuckles' great destiny, where he fights and defeats the Giant Borg and saves the multiverse, all to be discarded.

When Penders announced that he was going to continue the series I was excited to finally see his vision completed. Finally all the buildup will pay off, and he won't be limited by Archie and Sega's constraints! As time went on, Archie Sonic was gutted and then canceled, which was just awful. During the lawsuit, I read up on how he treated Ben Hurst and saw how he interacted with people on twitter. It became increasingly obvious that he's just a rude blowhard that's more interested in taking his ball and going home than creating.

>>144695296
So that's what Sabre looks like now

>cont
I'm going to be frank here: Penders is 65 years old, and has about 10 years left based on the life expectancy of an American male. At his current rate of production, it is unlikely he will live long enough to finish TLSC. His professional legacy has always been his work on Knuckles and he's not even going to bother giving him a satisfying conclusion to his story. Even Tommy Turtle got a proper sendoff.

I'd like to contrast this with Nigel Kitching and Nigel Dobbyn, who came back in 2018 to do a final story for Sonic the Comic where they gave a heartfelt and beautiful end to a comic they worked on all those years ago. They did this completely pro bono, in a fan continuation of a comic that stopped printing new stories in 2000, all so that their fans could have closure. They collaborated with fanartist Michael Corker to complete this, and have been nothing but courteous and kind to their fans in general.

/ourguy/ has returned!
>>144695266
Your made up words will never catch on, penders
>>144695296
What?! Just like that?! What the fuck. thats lame

>>144695322
Got to balance out the gayness of not-Rotor and Cobar with Lara-Su's butt

>cont
Penders, despite (allegedly) obtaining the rights to profit off of his work at Archie has completely squandered this chance. He could've hired artists and an editor to speed things up for a fraction of what he's spent printing this abomination, and just released it digitally. Half the Archie Sonic fandom would've jumped at the chance to be involved through crowdfunding or helping out directly, but he was determined to alienate the only people interested in his work. Now the only people interested will be YouTubers that make fun of comics.

>>144695326
Can't stop the signal!
>What?! Just like that?! What the fuck. thats lame
I'm genuinely still mad, to the point where I've been writing out how I would've done it

>>144695322
All those boring words...

But Penders is such a loser. just fucking off and doing whatever all that time and just being a dick to fans instead of actually doing anything

>>144695354
I don't know what's going on. I keep reading it and I still don't know what's going on
>>144695374
It really does piss me off just how awful he's been

>>144695354
Penders couldn't draw a sexy girl to save his life.

>>144695402
And here's a sneak peek for the next volume. Be sure to come back in 2036 for the next storytime! But don't go yet, we've still got more to look at!
>>144695406
His art skills really have atrophied

>>144695402
This is just Knuckles evolved state isnt it?

>>144695425
So WTF actually happened in this comic? For those of you who haven't read all of Archie and all of Penders' tweets from the last decade, I've put together a handy infographic!
>>144695433
I-I think so? It's really not explained and probably never will be

>>144695425
WE WAITED THIS FUCKING LONG FOR ANOTHER FUCKING CLIFFHANGER?!?!!! BRAVO PENDERS
ALSO WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO YOU LIEN DA?!?!

>>144695463
Based work. I have trouble understanding this nonsense.

>>144693631
I'm at SDCC and I walked by Ken Pender's booth. Almost did a double take, did not expect him to be there. I wonder how much he sells.

>>144695514
No way for real? Get his autograph

>>144695406
Here's some Butler Bunnie to clean the palette

>>144695463
So who the fuck is this guy?
>This is Xero. He’s from the future. He battled Override to save his family. Override flung him back to the era of Lara-Su. There is no way for him to return. Everyone he knows doesn’t yet exist for centuries. With nothing left to lose, this makes him a very dangerous Echyd’nya.
I guarantee you he's the decedent of Anthony Mackie and Lara-Su
>>144695480
It's legitimately infuriating!
>>144695512
Thanks!
>>144695514
Send him a link to our thread!
>>144695529
Oh man, a Penders autograph addressed to /co/ would be hilarious

>>144695463
I like the original ending better. The incomplete (and likely never to be completed) version Penders put out is not only unsatisfying but also confusing and depressing (Sonic never existed and Knuckles unceremoniously dies off-screen after all of that build up).

>>144695544
I needed that
>>144695551
So is this supposed to be Penders silver
>spoiler
God I hope not

>>144695529
>>144695551
If Penders is still there later or tomorrow I might just get his autograph. I'm at the hotel right now, the people I'm with had merchandise they wanted to drop off.

>>144695551
And to prove Knuckles hasn't been sent back in time
>>144695544
Nice!
>>144695571
It honestly hit me hard reading it for the first time. I'd waited 20 fucking years to finally see Knuckles' story conclude and this is what we're given? Fuck that
>>144695574
>So is this supposed to be Penders silver
It is!
>God I hope not
The facial hair and fur match up!
>>144695600
Nice! Enjoy the convention!

>>144695600
Based! Looking forward to it

>>144695618
I was not expecting the bio to be 50% genealogy, but I really should have

>>144695425
The Fuck is that Lien-Da?!

>>144695638
More words

>>144695657
>NUMBER OF CONFIRMED KILLS: Classified
lmao. Notice that it says known colleagues, not known friends?
>>144695649
She's almost unrecognizable ;_;

>>144695627
I make no promises, Ken was there with another person (his wife I suppose) and no matter how cringe his comics I'd like them to enjoy the con lol

There were people talking to him when I last walked past though, so I guess there are people genuinely reading this and there was only a small stack of comics left so I guess he actually sells?

>>144695657
Penders is counting the Dark 25YL story arc from Sonic Universe as a canon part of Lara-Su's history? That was an alternate timeline, Penders, not a reality reset!

>>144695638
>Echyd'nya
Real subtle there
>>144695638
>>144695657
Oh my fucking god. He can't be serious with this shit again
>>144695673
>female relationships
>princess acorn
FUCK OFF WITH THAT SHIT PENDERS

>>144695683
That's okay. Hope you enjoy the convention at least.

>>144693653
oh god thats uncanny

>>144695673
>Over [Classified] confirmed kills
>Trained in guerilla warfare
Credit where it's due, I can definitely see pedoskunk as an internet tough guy.

>>144697043
It's funny that Ian rewriting pedoskunk as an evil dark wizard made him MORE likeable.